Europe's Red Terrorists: The Fighting Communist Organizations / Edition 1

by Yonah Alexander, Dennis A. Pluchinsky

Overview

This unique volume explores Europe's most dangerous communist terrorist organizations and reveals how they use violence as a means of political communication and persuasion. It outlines seven terrorist groups from Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Belgium, Italy and Turkey and gives their modus operandi, rationale and political messages in translated communiqués never before available in English.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714634883
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/01/1992
Series:	Political and Security Problems in Western Europe
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Yonah Alexander, Dennis A. Pluchinsky

Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Contemporary Terrorism: An Overview 2 The Fighting Communist Organizations 3 Red Army Faction 4 Revolutionary Organization 17 November 5 First of October Anti-Fascist Resistance Groups 6 Direct Action 7 Fighting Communist Cells 8 Red Brigades 9 Revolutionary Left